Bacteremic necrotizing mediastinitis caused by community-associated clonal complex 398 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a baby aged 4 months

Invasive community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) diseases caused by clonal complex 398 MRSA without animal contact have become a new emerging threat. We report a case of bacteremic mediastinitis caused by a Panton-Valentine leukocidin-positive community-associated seq...

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Main Authors: Chun Yi Lee, Chih Jung Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-04-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971223000188
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description Invasive community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) diseases caused by clonal complex 398 MRSA without animal contact have become a new emerging threat. We report a case of bacteremic mediastinitis caused by a Panton-Valentine leukocidin-positive community-associated sequence type 1232 MRSA in a Taiwanese baby aged 4 months without animal contact.
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spelling doaj.art-a828b06ce0ba4f7ea4d91ddeb6327b692023-03-17T04:32:43ZengElsevierInternational Journal of Infectious Diseases1201-97122023-04-011291518Bacteremic necrotizing mediastinitis caused by community-associated clonal complex 398 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a baby aged 4 monthsChun Yi Lee0Chih Jung Chen1Department of Pediatrics, Chang Bing Show Chwan Memorial Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan; Corresponding author.Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan; Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, TaiwanInvasive community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) diseases caused by clonal complex 398 MRSA without animal contact have become a new emerging threat. We report a case of bacteremic mediastinitis caused by a Panton-Valentine leukocidin-positive community-associated sequence type 1232 MRSA in a Taiwanese baby aged 4 months without animal contact.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971223000188Clonal complex 398MRSAMediastinitisPediatricST 1232
spellingShingle Chun Yi Lee
Chih Jung Chen
Bacteremic necrotizing mediastinitis caused by community-associated clonal complex 398 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a baby aged 4 months
International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Clonal complex 398
MRSA
Mediastinitis
Pediatric
ST 1232
title Bacteremic necrotizing mediastinitis caused by community-associated clonal complex 398 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a baby aged 4 months
title_full Bacteremic necrotizing mediastinitis caused by community-associated clonal complex 398 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a baby aged 4 months
title_fullStr Bacteremic necrotizing mediastinitis caused by community-associated clonal complex 398 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a baby aged 4 months
title_full_unstemmed Bacteremic necrotizing mediastinitis caused by community-associated clonal complex 398 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a baby aged 4 months
title_short Bacteremic necrotizing mediastinitis caused by community-associated clonal complex 398 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a baby aged 4 months
title_sort bacteremic necrotizing mediastinitis caused by community associated clonal complex 398 methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus in a baby aged 4 months
topic Clonal complex 398
MRSA
Mediastinitis
Pediatric
ST 1232
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971223000188
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